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Rites of the World
Antique Print of a Chinese Funeral, 1749
Anno Domini MDCCXLIX1749
€180
$205 · £155
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1749
- Sheet size
- 9.1 × 12.4 in (23 × 31.5 cm)
- Condition
- Fair. /good, general age-related toning. Original folding lines. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
- Faith
- Buddhism and East Asian faiths
- Collection
- Rites of the World
- Era
- 1700 to 1799, Mortier, Picart and the illustrated Bible
- Stock no.
- f_29296732
Antique print titled 'Chineesse Lykstaatsi. Funerailles Chinoises'. Engraved by J. van Schley after the drawing by Du Halde. A huge funeral of ondoubtly a very high ranking official, With hundreds of people, all carrying gifts and symbolic artefacts, walking in an immense queue towards the entrance of the cemetary. This print originates from volume 8 of 'Historische Beschrijving der Reizen' published by P. de Hondt.
Artists and Engravers: Jakob van der Schley (26th July 1715, 12th February 1779), also known as Jan von Schley or Jacobus van Schley, was a Dutch engraver and draughtsman. An apprentice of the French engraver Bernard Picart, he is best known for his engravings of the majority of plates in the Dutch edition of 'l'Histoire Géneral des Voyages.' Despite producing mainly maps and views for this work, van der Schley was predominantly a portrait artist and literary illustrator.
Condition: Fair/good, general age-related toning. Original folding lines. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
Date: 1749
Overall size: 31.5 x 23 cm.
Image size: 27.5 x 19 cm.
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